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Electronics

TCL prices impressive 6-Series 4K HDR Roku TVs starting at $649, coming May 1

Offered in 55-inch and 65-inch variants

By Shawn Knight, April 26, 2018, 3:02 PM

Science Electronics

Disney's 'Force Jacket' could use airbags to simulate punches and other physical sensations in VR

Disney is delving deeper into VR technology

By Cohen Coberly, April 26, 2018, 2:17 PM

Gaming

Here's what Half-Life 2 looks like in Unreal Engine 4

A compelling fan-made project

By Shawn Knight, April 26, 2018, 1:41 PM 5 comments

The Web

Former Internet darling Digg has been acquired by an ad-tech company

We now know why Digg Reader was shut down last month

By Shawn Knight, April 26, 2018, 1:02 PM

Electronics Wearable Tech

Snapchat launches its new and improved $150 Spectacles

Will it be more popular than the original?

By Rob Thubron, April 26, 2018, 12:28 PM

Gaming Industry

Nintendo profits jump 500 percent on soaring Switch sales

CEO Tatsumi Kimishima announces retirement

By Shawn Knight, April 26, 2018, 11:31 AM 5 comments

Industry

Samsung had another record quarter, but warns of stagnant smartphone market

Slow demand for the iPhone X affected its display business

By Rob Thubron, April 26, 2018, 10:42 AM

Car Tech Electronics

Humanoid robot carries two passengers and turns into sports car

Switch between walking and driving in under a minute

By Greg Synek, April 26, 2018, 9:57 AM

Tech Culture Microsoft

Microsoft follows Google in swapping its gun emoji for a water pistol

That didn't take long

By Rob Thubron, April 26, 2018, 9:35 AM 4 comments

Gaming Drivers

Nvidia releases driver for BattleTech and FrostPunk

The latest GeForce Graphics drivers version 397.31 promise performance tweaks and bug fixes to achieve the best gaming experience for the recently launched titles BattleTech and FrostPunk.

By Erik Orejuela, April 26, 2018, 8:46 AM

Industry

Facebook profits skyrocket despite scandals

But Cambridge Analytica could have a bigger effect on its Q2 figures

By Rob Thubron, April 26, 2018, 7:58 AM 4 comments

Electronics Industry

Casio is exiting the compact digital camera business

Another casualty of the smartphone revolution

By Shawn Knight, April 26, 2018, 7:08 AM 4 comments

Hardware

Intel document confirms existence of X399, Z390 chipsets

Both supporting Coffee Lake and Cannon Lake CPUs

By Rob Thubron, April 26, 2018, 6:07 AM

4GHz CPU Battle: AMD 2nd-Gen Ryzen vs. Intel 8th-Gen Core

FEATURE By Steven Walton, April 26, 2018, 2:00 AM TechSpot Hardware

We can say upfront that this article is in no way buying advice, but we're testing purely for the science of it. For the unaware, IPC (instructions per cycle) provides a good indicator of how fast a processor is, so with that in mind we're putting Intel and AMD's latest CPU architectures to the test running at a flat 4GHz.